fragment

🇺🇸 /ˈfræɡmənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈfræɡmənt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
noun
B2

a small broken piece from something larger

The glass broke into many small fragments on the floor.

R

an incomplete part of something

She remembered only a fragment of the story.

verb
R

to break into small pieces

The rock will fragment if hit hard enough.

translation

n. a small broken piece from something larger; an incomplete part of something
v. to break into small pieces

Word Forms

3rd Present fragments
Past fragmented
Perfect fragmented
Progressive fragmenting
Plural fragments